• Natural Highlights
• Cultural Highlights
• Activities 

Natural Highlights

Sweden’s Highest Waterfall
Hidden in a deep canyon is Sweden’s largest waterfall: The 96 metres high Njueskär has a stunning free fall of 70 metres. In winter the cascade is surrounded by a silvery armour of ice.

Göljan Valley - Land of  the Giant Jackstraws
In 1997 the area around Göljan Valley was heavily ravaged by an extreme rainstorm. Within a few hours large forested areas were uprooted and masses of stone, gravel and sand torn from Mount Fulufjället. Today the valley resembles a landscape of logs sticking up haywire into the air like giant mikado sticks.  The area has become an important habitat for new species.

The world’s oldest tree
Fulufjället is renowned for its centuries old forests. But when scientists revealed the age of the oldest spruce in the park, even the boldest estimates were exceeded: Fulufjället’s oldest spruce is more than 9000 years old, making it the oldest tree on earth.

Polar lights
Experiencing the awe-inspiring Northern lights in the national park is an unforgettable wilderness experience.


Cultural Highlights

Prehistoric Sights
High up in Fulufjället’s mountains lies Altarringen, a prehistoric site, where there is a mysterious circle of stones. 

Rural Villages/Traditional farm life
The small villages surrounding the national park (Mörkret, Tjärnvallen, Gördalen, Gräsheden, Grundforsen, Sörsjön) give a unique insight into the rural life of the Dalarna region. There is also the opportunity to visit an old summer farm close to the park, Stenvällen. Here, tradition comes back to life. The farm, which is not in use anymore, is still in its original state.


Activities

Birdwatching
Listen to the song of the bluethroat, “the nightingale of the mountains” or look out for the rare gyrfalcon, the largest falcon on earth. Fulufjället National Park claims to have the richest birdlife in the Dalarna region.

Animal tracking 
Follow the traces of bear and elk. Apart from footprints, bears also leave toppled trees or excavated anthills in their wake.

Dog-sled tour
Take a ride in a dog-sled through Fulufjället’s enchanting white winter landscape.

Trekking/cross country skiing/snow shoeing
Cross over to Norway on the old post trail. Or take a hike on Kungsleden (King’s) trail, Sweden’s most famous long distance trek. Altogether there are 150 km of marked hiking paths in the park. In winter the trails are used for cross- country skiing and snow shoeing.

Wilderness Survival
Test your limits and learn to survive in wilderness. Local guides will teach you to read the signs of nature.

Canoeing/kayaking 
Explore the park’s lakes and rivers in a canoe.

Ice climbing
Test your climbing skills on ice and scramble up a frozen waterfall. (This activity is only suitable for professional mountaineers since it requires experience and professional equipment.)

Riding
Go horseriding through ancient, lichen-draped spruce forests.

Sauna 
Heat up in a sauna and cool off in a lake.

Climate
Fulufjället has a yearly precipitation of 800mm. A lot of this comes down as snow. The first snow usually comes in October and stays until May and on some parts of the mountain well in to July. December-February can be very cold, temperatures of -30 degrees C is not unusual. In March and April the weather is usually a bit milder but still around -10 to -20 degrees C and Fulufjället is covered in around 2 metres of snow.

November and May are months when hiking and skiing is really difficult because there is too little or too much snow for either activity. June-September is a good time for hiking, but it can be below zero during the nights sometimes. The winter months are nice for skiing or snow shoeing, especially March and April.

What to bring
Proper boots for hiking, with good support for your ankles, since Fulufjället is a rocky mountain. Even during the summer it can be pretty cold and since you are up on a mountain there is constant wind, so bring a jacket and long trousers. In the winter dress in thin layers and always use wool closest to your body to keep warm and dry.
Remember that the nearest grocery store is 30 km from naturum, so if you are staying in a cabin or hostel, do your shopping before you arrive.

Maps
Map over Fulufjäll- called Fjällkarta W53 1:50 000
Map over Fulufjället and Sälen – fjällkarta W2 1:100 000
A hiking map of Fulufjället in Swedish and English can be sent to you for free or downloaded at our web page as a pdf-file - www.fulufjallet.se

By air:
Arlanda or Östersund are the closest airports. From there you can take a rental car or go by bus or train.

By train:
The closest train station is located in Mora, from there you have to take a bus to travel to the national park. You can book your ticket at www.sj.se all the way to Mörkret. It is called TågPlus and means TrainPlus, the train- and bus companies are working together. You can also book your ticket to Mörkret at the train stations.

By bus:
From Mora train station you have to take the bus to Särna. It takes about 2 hours to go from Mora to Särna and there are 5 buses per day, but it depends a bit on the time of the year. There are more buses on Mon-Fri than Sat-Sun. The number of the bus is 170 and its final destination is Grövelsjön.
Once a day there is a bus that goes from Mora to Mörkret, the closest village outside Fulufjället NP. That bus takes 3 hours 45 min.
imetables for the buses in Dalarna can be found at www.dalatrafik.se.

By car:
From Stockholm (470 km): Mora, direction 70 and then to the village Särna; 5 km after Särna there is a sign for the little village Mörkret, direction 1056,(about 25km).
From Mörkret it´s about 3 km to the main entrance of Fulufjället National Park
From Gothenburg (580 km): Malung, direction 45 and then direction 297 to Sälen and then Särna. From Oslo it is approximately 330 km and from Malmö 870 km

Entrance/access points
The most used entrance is the Njupeskär entrance, where you have naturum, the visitor centre, a restaurant and the trail to the waterfall.
The nearest village is Mörkret at the foot of the mountain where there are hostels and cabins for rent: also available, a camping area and a Moose Farm and Moooseum with guided tours every day!
Other entrances are Björnholmstugan in the south, with a parking lot and the start of the trails Morbäcksätern, on the east side, same as above Göljån, here you can also start hiking at Gördalen, a small village on the west side of the mountain. The bus stops here in the afternoon and heads back to Särna in the morning (school bus). There is a restaurant here and possibilities to stay at a hostel or rent a cabin. Hiking trails start here and “Kungsleden” passes through the village

• Visitor Centre
• Park Facilities
• Rules
• Overnight stays in the park

Visitor Centre

Naturum Fulufjället is located about 20 kilometres west of Särna, in the Municipality of Alvdalen in northwest Dalarna. It is the best place to obtain up-to-date information on the wide range of services and facilities available in Fulufjället National Park.

The team of naturum offer guided trips to the visitors:
- Learn more about animal tracks
- Guided tours to Njupeskär
- Guided tours to Njupeskär
- Storytelling nights
- Safaris: Follow the trail of bears or elk. We can’t promise that you will be able to see the animals but you can see where they have been and get a real sense of their lives and habitat. Fascinating for both children and adults.
- Birdwatching: It has been said that, among all of Dalarnas mountains, Fulufjället has the most abundant birdlife. At first glance, that may seem like an exaggeration; but the area offers many surprises. In summer, large populations of whimbrels and cuckoos make a powerful impression on visitors. So does the bluethroat - the nightingale of the mountains. In winter, the species that attract most attention are the crossbills, ptarmigans, woodpeckers and owls.
- Guided nature and cultural tours

For more information about guided tours contact naturum directly:
naturum Fulufjället
Phone: +46 (0)253 17075
Email: naturum.fulufjallet@lansstyrelsen.se
Website: http://www.fulufjallet.se
Address: Box 128, S-790 90 Särna, Sweden


Park Facilities

- 5 cottages to stay over night
- 10 cottages to rest or eat your food in
- Restaurant by naturum
- national park camp at Rösjön with very small kiosk, cabins, fishing, boat rental and sauna
- Cabins on the trails in Fulufjäll to rent and some to use for short stops

Other facilities in the national park:
- There are 10 rest cabins with firewood and fireplaces, there are around 5-10 wind shields with firewood (not all are marked on the map).
- By naturum there are picnic tables and a possibility to make a fire in the nearby cabin.
- Along the trail to the waterfall there are some wooden benches along the way and two picnic spots with wooden tables and benches, at one of them you can also make a fire and there is firewood available.

Trails in the park
There are about 140 km of marked trails. One long trail is called “Kungsleden” and goes
from the south to the north (mostly in zone 1, “the quiet zone”). For more information on hiking see our hiking map “Fulufjället – a guide to summer-tours on Mount Fulufjället”
Njupeskärsleden – trail to the waterfall and back, a total of 4.4km. Guided tours are provided six times a week during July and August.
Runt fallet – Trail around the fall, it is a 6km hard walk up and around the waterfall but well worth the view. You have to climb the steep mountain side and walk through fields of stones up the mountain. You cross the waterfall barely 100m from where it takes its 90m plunge.
Kungsleden starts in Sälen and crosses Fulufjället from the south to the north, where it makes a turn west and passes the small valley/village Gördalen.
The trails are marked with red X’s since they are also used during the winter. Some trails are only summer trails and are then marked with orange paint on the trees or up on the mountain where there are no trees, the stones are painted. All the crossings have signs to point you in the right direction. The wet spots have wooden trails and bridges across the streams.

Rescue service
To get in contact with mountain rescue in case of emergencies in the NP call 112

Services for disabled
Naturum Fulufjället has disabled access and so does the restaurant. 500m of the trail to the waterfall is a wooden trail adapted for disabled.


Rules

Common sense and the right of public access (a file is available in naturum). Special regulations apply in the park: They can be found in folders at naturum, on information boards at the entrances and on the web site.


Overnight stays in the park

There are two places in the park where you need to book in advance and 5 cabins you can use without booking. You can pay at naturum or by using the giro slip found in the cabin. Don’t waste firewood and carry out your own rubbish. Clean up the bedding and the cabin after using.

The different cabins are described at
http://www.dalarna.se/templates/Dalarna/Page____604.aspx?epslanguage=EN
The nearest campground is in the village Mörkret, beautifully situated by the river Fulan.